Question
Subject
ACT Health
(Respiratory medicine unit)
(Respiratory medicine unit)
Asked by
Castley, Leanne
Directed to
Minister for Health
Question asked on
23 November 2022
Answer due on
23 December 2022
Question asked
- How many patients are waiting for an initial appointment with the respiratory medicine unit and what is the average wait time?
- Can you confirm how many referrals the respiratory medicine unit have lost this year?
Answer
Answer Published
16 January 2023
Answered by
Minister for Health
Answer
(1) As of 31 October 2022, there were 2,663 patients waiting for an initial appointment with the Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine (DRSM). The below table details the average waiting time for each category.
| Average wait time (days) | |
| Category 1 | 193 |
| Category 2 | 710 |
| Category 3 | 1,156 |
(2) From 1 January 2022 to 11 November 2022, DRSM received a total of 2,190 referrals and is not aware of any referrals that have been “lost” in that period.